diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index c5e63bede7..e6cea789f8 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -1950,44 +1950,28 @@ PowerPCCPU *pnv_chip_find_cpu(PnvChip *chip, uint32_t pir)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-typedef struct ForeachPhb3Args {
-    int irq;
-    ICSState *ics;
-} ForeachPhb3Args;
-
-static int pnv_ics_get_child(Object *child, void *opaque)
-{
-    ForeachPhb3Args *args = opaque;
-    PnvPHB3 *phb3 = (PnvPHB3 *) object_dynamic_cast(child, TYPE_PNV_PHB3);
-
-    if (phb3) {
-        if (ics_valid_irq(&phb3->lsis, args->irq)) {
-            args->ics = &phb3->lsis;
-        }
-        if (ics_valid_irq(ICS(&phb3->msis), args->irq)) {
-            args->ics = ICS(&phb3->msis);
-        }
-    }
-    return args->ics ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
 static ICSState *pnv_ics_get(XICSFabric *xi, int irq)
 {
     PnvMachineState *pnv = PNV_MACHINE(xi);
-    ForeachPhb3Args args = { irq, NULL };
-    int i;
+    int i, j;
 
     for (i = 0; i < pnv->num_chips; i++) {
-        PnvChip *chip = pnv->chips[i];
         Pnv8Chip *chip8 = PNV8_CHIP(pnv->chips[i]);
 
         if (ics_valid_irq(&chip8->psi.ics, irq)) {
             return &chip8->psi.ics;
         }
 
-        object_child_foreach(OBJECT(chip), pnv_ics_get_child, &args);
-        if (args.ics) {
-            return args.ics;
+        for (j = 0; j < chip8->num_phbs; j++) {
+            PnvPHB3 *phb3 = &chip8->phbs[j];
+
+            if (ics_valid_irq(&phb3->lsis, irq)) {
+                return &phb3->lsis;
+            }
+
+            if (ics_valid_irq(ICS(&phb3->msis), irq)) {
+                return ICS(&phb3->msis);
+            }
         }
     }
     return NULL;